Durham Environmental Affairs Board

07/14/2022

Tomorrow Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association is hosting a garden party in East Durham for residents to learn more about the cisterns that have been installed in the Ashe Street community garden. Come out 12-4pm and there will be free pupusas!

05/26/2022

05/23/2022

Friendly reminder that there is no watering on Mondays, unless you're hand watering or using a drip system. And it looks like we're going to get a lot of rain today anyway. Learn more at DurhamSavesWater.org
Be safe out there!

03/11/2022

Raise your hand if you've let a leak go on for too long? 👋 Guilty. A typical leak wastes nearly one gallon of water per day! Yikes! Take time to check for leaks and fix them today!

It's World Plumbing Day—the perfect lead-in to Fix a Leak Week! Visit http://DurhamSavesWater.org to enroll in a virtual workshop and learn how find and fix leaks, which will save water and money.

03/11/2022

It's Creek Week next week! Check out how you can get involved in cleaning up our local waterways!

https://keepdurhambeautiful.org/creek-week

02/10/2022

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Looks like tomorrow will be a sunny day. Have fun outside and don't forget to hydrate with North Carolina's Best Tasting Water from !

01/27/2022

Wayne Drop needs your help! Our annual poster contest for Durham kids in grades k-8 is now accepting submissions! Show Wayne how to "Slow the flow, Save H20" with imaginative and inspiring artwork. Visit http://DurhamSavesWater.org for contest rules and artwork submittal.

01/18/2022

Slice 325 invites you to attend their “Plant a Tree” workshop event on March 9 at 10:30 am! SLICE 325

01/05/2022

10/15/2021

Helping get to where you need to go! GoDurham understands it’s important to know exactly who our riders are and what they need. Did you know 30% of our riders who are unemployed use GoDurham for work-related trips such as trips to temporary jobs? Learn more about the people we serve by checking out the GoDurham Community Profile here: http://ow.ly/hNLn50G70sP

10/14/2021

"Leaving your leaves is one way to change some of the forces at work behind the twin crises of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Some direct impact and benefits to leaving your leaves includes more beneficial insects including pollinators and fireflies, less stormwater runoff, healthier soil and trees, and less air and noise pollution." Learn more at leaveyourleaves.org!